Curtain drying frame



5, 1932. L W, R|CKEY 1,866,056

CURTAIN DRYING FRAME Fil'ed sept. so, 1930 fzq M225' 2.

' Patented July 5, 1932 LoREN W. RICKEY, or SANTA. CRUZ, CALIFonir o.xnnnrc'x. orv SANTA,entra,f .enraronnm1v jcUn'rArN DRYING f1' fApplication lcd September 30, 1930. VSerial No. 485,345.

This invention relates particularly to a drying frame of the typedisclosed in my Patent No. 1,555,758, and dated September 29,1925. Y

It is the object of the present invention to provide a support for thereversible frame ,that will permit the frame to bexquickly and easilyreversed, and that will forma strong and substantial support forv theframe in all positions. v

Itis also an object of the invention to'pro'- vide supporting means ofthe characterindicated that will be economical to manufacture, simple inform and construction, strong,

durable and highly eicient in its practical application.' e

In the drawing: f

Figurel is a frontelevation cfa drying frame embodying my invention,part broken 2o away.

Figure 2 is an en part broken away. j Figure 3 is an enlarged section online 3-3 of Figure 2, partsbroken away.V

In the embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, I show at 1 asupporting frame for the heating unit shown in part at 2 and thereversible frame 3 hereinafter more particularly described. Mounted uponthe inner so sides of the sides ofthe frame 1, and Vadja- Y cent theirforward edges, are channel' irons 3a provided with openings as 5 and 6at their upper and lower ends as shown.

, The frame 3 has curtain stretcher means d elevation of the same,

as 7 and 8 mounted upon its opposite sides f TheV e ,'45 Upper andvlower arms 11 and 12, respectively, are mounted yon frame 1 at thecorners y thereof and projecting a distance forwardly thereof, the upperarms being substantially half the length of the lower ones. Pivotallymounted on trunnions 13 on opposite sides of Aposite sides of the frame,a cross bar mounted frame 3 are bars 14. Pivotally mounted t,

upon oppositeends of the bars 14 and uponv arms 11 and 12 as shown arelinks as 15 and 16, the links being all of equal length. Y

The frame 3 is always reversedin the same direction as indicated byarrow 17. This movement causes the lowery rollers 10 to 14 to assumevposition4 18. But when the framepasses the horizontal the bars 14 moveback yover the same paths over which they Yadvanced untilthe frame isagain disposed in a kvertical plane.

' Bythis means it will be observed that the l rollers 10 alternatelyenter the lower open-'- :isk

ings 6 and pass out of the upper openings 5 as the frame Vis reversed,and'that links 16 taketherweight of ythe frame andmove througha-relatively'small arc intersecting a vertical plane coincident with theaxis of" linksfl. The arms 15'carry apart of the weight of the framewhen same is in a vertical position and when in -alhorizontal position,andsteady itsV movements at all times.r 'Y y j The relative proportionsof the several-1; armsand links may, of course, be infinitely variedwithout departing from the spirit of Y the invention.

.It is to be understood, of course, that while I have herein shown anddescribed but onev Yspecific embodiment of the invention, changes onVeach trunnion, each cross bar having its endsiconnected by links to twoof said sup- I ports.

Y 2. A stretcher frame mounting comprising,`

:a Vvertically disposed supporting frame, af

supporting arm projectingy forwardly fromd eachy corner thereof, alink-pivotally mounted on each arm, .a bar pivotally connecting theadjacent ends `of the links on each side of the frame, anda drying framejournaled in.`

the bars and havin slidable engagemeni',V

with' the supporting rame at one end.

3. A stretcher iframe comprising, a supporting frame, a supporting armprojecting forwardly from each corner of the face there# of, one pair ofarms being longerthan the other'pair, a link pivotally mounted on eacharm,v a cross bar pvotally connecting the'adjacent ends of the links oneach side of the a frame, and a dryingframe journaled in the l Y o -Vcross bars and having' sldable enga"gement,

with the supporting frame at one end.

f LOREN WJRIC'KEYQ

